Lasoda (glue berry)

Cordia dichotoma, C. myxa

fruit

Small sticky green fruits, split and stuffed with spices in oil pickles (gunda nu athanu).

Origin

India and the Middle East

Season (United States)

April to June

Preparation

The green fruits are slit and the stone removed, with salt rubbed on the fingers so they do not stick; ripe, they are also eaten raw and sweet.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Mucilages · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

Their pulp is so sticky that it was once used as glue.